ESHT Frailty Practitioner service

Our service aims to improve the lives of older people living with mild, moderate or severe frailty.

[ESHT Frailty Practitioner service @eshtFPS]

We are so proud of our colleague Hannah for this poem inspired by a patient she worked with recently. Hannah is currently working with our local virtual wards to provide expert frailty input. #Frailty #HospitalatHome #notjustapatient #personcentredcare

[Eileen Burns @EileenBurns13]

Spoiler alert: improving psychological and cognitive status, improved psychotropic prescribing, orthostatic hypotension and mobility likely to reduce the risk of progressing from having a single fall to being a "faller". Great work @tilda_tcd!

[ESHT Frailty Practitioner service @eshtFPS]

🔄Personalised care is at the heart of what we do here in the Frailty Service. We complete a comprehensive geriatric assessment with each patient, identifying ongoing health issues or concerns then make an ongoing plan with referrals to other members of the MDT. 👩‍🦳👨‍🦳🧓

[East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust @ESHTNHS]

This week is Personalised Care Week. Personalised care is based on what matters to people and their individual strengths and needs. To find out more watch this video from NHS England Comprehensive Model of Personalised Care (short version) - YouTube

[LeedsFrailtyEducation @LeedsFrailtyEd]

Our second video. How to identify frailty. Full video at https://t.co/TKJobWlDFK

[ESHT Frailty Practitioner service @eshtFPS]

As Frailty Practitioners we have RESPECT discussions and discuss future care plans with all our patients. We Especially consider ceilings of care and planning for the end-of-life phase with all patients who have a CFS of 7.

[ESHT Frailty Practitioner service @eshtFPS]

When considering Frailty its important to be aware of the associated increased length of stay, readmission rate and in-patient mortality as CFS rises

[ESHT Frailty Practitioner service @eshtFPS]

We assess patients by completing a CGA - Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment. This helps us ensure we've covered all areas of assessment and every patient recieves the same depth of assessment.

[ESHT Frailty Practitioner service @eshtFPS]

As Frailty Practitioners we often meet patients who have experienced delirium during their acute illness and admission. https://t.co/YkkGzGdb26

[Dementia UK @DementiaUK]

Delirium is common in people with #dementia and can make them increasingly confused and distressed. We explain what #delirium is, the causes, signs to be aware of and how you can help.

Read more advice about delirium: https://t.co/09uDUakOya

[ESHT Frailty Practitioner service @eshtFPS]

9) @MDTea_podcast If you work with older adults and want to know more about a condition, presentation or issue related to older people and their healthcare @MDTea_podcast have probably covered it!

[ESHT Frailty Practitioner service @eshtFPS]

Want to know more about Frailty? Not sure where to start? Here's a collection of our favorite frailty resources. Feel free to add any we've missed to the list!

[ESHT Frailty Practitioner service @eshtFPS]

8) DNACPR and advance care planning and the law in the area from Mental Capacity Law and Policy blog. https://t.co/djlcH4PpyO

[Alasdair MacLullich @A_MacLullich]

There are many causes of distress in people with #delirium.

➧ Distress can lead to agitation.

➧ Agitation can lead to often inappropriate drug Rx.

Always ask: ⚡ WHY is this person distressed / agitated? ⚡